In Muscatine County, we aspire to be a vibrant place with equitable opportunity and high quality of life for all.
This takes a purposeful, coordinated effort where organizations and community champions are working in concert. That’s why the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine exists. We unite people, ideas, and resources to address community challenges and create opportunities.
Established in 1999, the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine was among the first 100 in the nation to be confirmed in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations. Our Board and organizational leadership collaboratively embrace taking a bold, future-focused aim at understanding and strengthening infrastructural frameworks to overcome challenges.
Together, we are greater.
OUR VISION
A vibrant Muscatine County region that provides equitable opportunity and a high quality of life for all.
OUR PURPOSE
We engage people, leverage resources, and inspire solutions to address the community’s biggest challenges.
MEET OUR TEAM
Charla Schafer
President
cschafer@givinggreater.org
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Jamie Leza
Vice President, Operations
jleza@givinggreater.org
Ron Monahan
Director of Housing
Initiatives
rmonahan@givinggreater.org
Moriah Ellis
Director of Community Initiatives
mellis@givinggreater.org
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Lynsey Krusie
Director of Community Relations
lkrusie@givinggreater.org
Mike Wilson
Accounting Services Manager
mwilson@givinggreater.org
Sarah Schoer
Philanthropy Specialist
sschoer@givinggreater.org
Duncan Snider
Accounting Manager
dsnider@givinggreater.org
Rebecca Harden-Jones
Programs Manager
rharden-jones@givinggreater.org
Jenny Adams
Accounting Coordinator
jadams@givinggreater.org
Kevin Schaper
Maintenance Supervisor
kschaper@givinggreater.org
Board of Directors
Brandon Bullock – President, HON Company
Dr. Naomi DeWinter – President, Muscatine Community College
Rich Dwyer (Chair) – Senior Vice President, KENT Corporation
Jodi Royal-Goodwin – Community Development Director, City of Muscatine
Angie Johnson – Vice President of Member and Community Relations, HNI
Cindy Mays – Retired Market President, MidWestOne Bank
Brett Nelson – General Manager, Musco Sports Lighting
Rachel Pohl – Executive Director, UnityPoint Health -Trinity Muscatine
Keith Porter – President, Stanley Center for Peace and Security
Dan Stein - Chairman, Central Bancshares, Inc.
Jessica Susie – Intellectual Property Counsel, John Deere
HOW WE INVEST
When you give to the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine, you become our partner in philanthropy to collectively address the community’s biggest challenges with upstream thinking and accomplish your charitable goals. Funds established at the Community Foundation are invested in a short-term or long-term investment portfolio.
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Short-Term Liquid PortfolioThis is our most conservative investment model portfolio and is most applicable for the investment of short-term assets when liquidity and security of principal are the primary goal and investment return is secondary. Short-Term Liquid Portfolio Returns: 10-Year Average Rate of Return: 1.50% 10-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate: 1.45% 2023 Rate of Return: 3.31% 2024 October Rate of Return: 0.35% 2024 YTD Rate of Return: 4.69%
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Conservative PortfolioThis is a long-term investment portfolio and consists of a mix of fixed-income investments and equity investments to accomplish donors' charitable goals. This model portfolio provides the opportunity for long-term assets to be invested with a strong conservative bias yet provide potential growth that has historically been attributed to equity securities. Conservative Portfolio Returns: 10-Year Average Rate of Return: 5.38% 10-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate: 5.18% 2023 Rate of Return: 12.36% 2024 October Rate of Return: (2.03%)% 2024 YTD Rate of Return: 7.34%
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Active PortfolioThis is a long-term investment portfolio and consists of a mix of fixed-income investments and increased security allocation to equity investments and is most applicable for investment of assets that are seeking long-term growth to accomplish donors' charitable goals. Active Portfolio Returns: 10-Year Average Rate of Return: 6.98% 10-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate: 6.55% 2023 Rate of Return: 14.00% 2024 October Rate of Return: (2.23%)% 2024 YTD Rate of Return: 10.40%
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Dynamic PortfolioThis is a bolder “growth-oriented” long-term investment portfolio and consists of a mix of fixed-income investments and equity investments to accomplish donors' charitable goals. Dynamic Portfolio Returns: 10-Year Average Rate of Return: 7.79% 10-Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate: 7.09% 2023 Rate of Return: 15.79% 2024 September Rate of Return: (2.29%) 2024 YTD Rate of Return: 11.54%
To learn more about our investment strategy, view our user-friendly publication called, “Empowering Endowments."
Click here to view our Investment Policy.
Investment Committee
David Jones (Chair) – Retired Chief Financial Officer, KENT Corporation
Bob Jensen – President, Temp Associates & RJK, Inc.
Cindy Mays - Retired Market President, MidWestOne Bank
Dr. Jim Stein – Chairman Emeritus, Central Bancshares, Inc.
Charla Schafer - President, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine
Jamie Leza - Vice President of Operations, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine
Mike Wilson – Accounting Services Manager, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine
Duncan Snider - Accounting Manager, Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine
Audit & 990
View the Community Foundation’s Audit and 990 filings to learn more.
2023 Audit, 2022 Audit, 2021 Audit, 2020 Audit, 2019 Audit
2023 IRS Form 990, 2022 IRS Form 990, 2021 IRS Form 990, 2020 IRS Form 990
JOIN OUR TEAM
Check below for available positions and join our energetic, fun, out-of-the-box thinking team who is committed to improving the quality of life for residents of Muscatine and Louisa counties.
No Open Positions
There are currently no open positions. Check back soon for future opportunities to join our team!
